It’s Saturday. You’re driving down the street, maybe going to the golf course or a school soccer recreation with household or pals.
After which, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, you do a large double-take. To your proper stands the reigning U.S. Open champion, holding up a cardboard signal that reads, “Ship This To A Pal Who All the time 3 Putts.” You can not consider your eyes, however sure, there may be Bryson DeChambeau, the LIV Golf star who would possibly at present be the preferred participant on the planet, not named Tiger Woods.
This can be a excellent instance of why DeChambeau’s recognition has skyrocketed lately. His YouTube channel has taken off, as he has aired episodes with former President Donald Trump, 6-time main winner Phil Mickelson, and former Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Tony Romo. He appears to be at peace taking part in on LIV, too, contemplating the worldwide fan’s perspective greater than ever earlier than.
That very same mantra applies to his newest Instagram put up, which not solely trolls however educates.
Along with posting his cardboard signal, which each and every golfer can relate to, DeChambeau included a video to assist beginner golfers battling three-putting.
His recommendation?
Use a ruler to assist with velocity.
“When you’re three-putting, one of the best factor you are able to do is apply your velocity management,” DeChambeau mentioned within the video.
“What works for me is utilizing a ruler and marking 10-foot, 20-foot, 30-foot, and establishing how arduous it’s essential to hit your putts to [go].”
DeChambeau explains that you must place marks on a yardstick that point out how far again you must deliver your putter in your backswing. He demonstrates how you must set that yardstick on the bottom, in entrance of your toes, as you apply placing. Totally different distances require totally different ranges of energy, so this drill will help any struggling beginner gauge that. It’s best to deliver your putter again solely thus far for a 10-footer, somewhat extra for a 20-footer, somewhat extra for a 30-footer, and so forth.
“I can apply a 10-footer, a 20-footer, or a 30-footer all day lengthy, and all I’m doing is referencing my foot, precisely the place I must take that putter head again,” DeChambeau provides.
“Over the course of time, that work and that apply you set in will ingrain right into a really feel. So, for instance, I can search for at you, and I can hit a 10-footer similar to that completely each single time on a flat-level floor.”
He then does the identical no-look train for 20-foot and 30-foot putts, demonstrating his sturdy really feel on the greens.
“For me, that’s what helps me management my velocity one of the best and permits me to carry out on the highest stage,” DeChambeau mentioned.
So, to keep away from three-putts, maybe you must take after DeChambeau’s ruler drill. If it will possibly assist him win a pair of U.S. Opens, it will possibly show you how to management your velocity on the greens, too.
Jack Milko is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying Via. Remember to take a look at @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You may comply with him on Twitter @jack_milko as nicely.
